Sharp-shinned Hawk

Peter

From my window. This hunter caused a lot of commotion when he ascended. Huge flock of birds feeding on mountain ash berries on a tree near by suddenly exploded away . . .



Peter

bfjr

cool catch and a good capture

Peter

bfjr wrote:

cool catch and a good capture

Thanks Benjamin!

jwear

very clean shot also sharpies do not show up much and this is a great example of a juv .The tree gives a proportion for size ,tail is right from the book .Very hard to tell a coppers from a sharpie most of the time you have a coppers .

Harryb

Very good capture. You can often tell if a raptor is in the area by the reaction of the other birds.

Peter

jwear wrote:

very clean shot also sharpies do not show up much and this is a great example of a juv .The tree gives a proportion for size ,tail is right from the book .Very hard to tell a coppers from a sharpie most of the time you have a coppers .

Thanks Jeff

Wasn't exactly sure of the breed until I checked my iBird Explorer and consulted with a family member who is a biologist.

Peter

Peter

Harryb wrote:

Very good capture. You can often tell if a raptor is in the area by the reaction of the other birds.

Thanks Harry

There were hundreds of finches that quickly took off in a large "bird cloud". Even the local squirrel took shelter under a branch.

Peter